Ince in Keane love-in

PAUL INCE has laughed off Roy Keane’s hardman image by saying: “He’s the only guy that cared about me when I was slogging it out at Macclesfield.”

PUBLISHED: 00:00, Wed, Nov 12, 2008

Ince and Keane played together at Manchester United

The former Manchester United team-mates go head to head for the first time as managers when Ince’s Blackburn travel to Sunderland tonight.

The two midfield enforcers drove United to their first Double in 1994 before Ince quit for Inter Milan. But Ince, above, says the pair are still close despite Keane’s attempts to portray himself as a man with no real friends within the game.

“Maybe that is a bit of a front because Roy is a good mate of mine,” said Ince.